He also talked about the nature of the city's police districts, which he argues are due to be shaken up.

"As we look at our nine police districts, we haven't taken a look at the geographic boundaries, the service calls, the response times and things of that nature," he said. "We haven't redistricted for police districts in the last 60-plus years."

He also wondered aloud why most of the efforts to hold city police accountable in court has come from federal prosecutors, rather than from within. The Baltimore gun squad scandal began with an unrelated wiretap from a drug investigation.

"Why is it the only people that catch the Baltimore city police department are the feds?" he asked.